Movable table top



Oct. 19, 1943. G. H. BINZ 2,332,291

MOVABLE TABLE TOP Filed Aug. 11, 1941 ZSheets-Sheet 1 W I ,c "1 J 4"mum's I nazzerEO-l Oct. 19, 71943. G. H. BINZ 2,332,291

MOVABLE TABLE TOP Filed Aug. 11, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2IF'IIIIIIIIIIIIIISII I may be extended Patented Oct. 19, 1943 UNITEDsTATE MOVABLE TABLE Tor lGilstave Harder Binz, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 11,

19411 Serial Nb, 40 ,289- I 8 Claims. (01-. si-1-fs5)-- This" inventionrelates l tof improvements in tables, and particularlyxto a' movabletable top which: maybe shifted successively first in a straight line andthereafter While so extended in a direction laterally or angularly toits first lineof movement. u v

The invention is particularly adapted for use in'combination with tableswhose bases are set in a relatively fixed position adjacent to and foruse with relatively fixed seats.

, Such tables are ften'used' in combinationjwith relatively fixed seatsboth by reason of ornamental design or economy or both.

For exampleat present much use is made in restaurants andin places ofamusement of circular or'disk like table tops supported on a singlestandard, the tables beingpositioned adjacent "to semi-circular orarcuatefixed seats It is: evidentthatl for convenience in the use ofsuch tables'adjacent to such seats that-the clearance between theperiphery of the table and the back of the seat must ,be limited,andthat occupants must enteribetween suchseats and tables Also to permitindividually and successively" egress of one of the intermediateoccupants from around'such a circular table requires occupants to ariseand evenprecede him in the direction of his desired exit. The use oftables adjacent to such fixed" seats even though the base of the tablebenot firmlysecured to the floor, often causes adisturbahce of thecontents of the table when an intermediate occupant of the seat or benchattempts -to'-. ariseand leave the table. I

Tables of this nature whether their standards are fixed or relativelyfixed to the floor often also find use in connection with stationaryelongated breakfast nooks of many seats in the socalled homes either byreason of economy of. space or design and like problems .of ingress oregress I from the table are present. The same holds tr'ue of similarseating arrangements in automobile trailers and the likecompactfinstallations.

It is therefore an object of'imy invention to provide a table top whichmay be mounted on a standard or alike mounting" support therefor, suchstandard being either fixed 01' positioned adjacent to an elongatedcontinuous seat which with its back is substantially parallel toa'peripheral or side edge portion of' the table top, the table top beingprovided with means fwherebyl' it first in'a straight line a di-,rection away from the seat, on "an axis passing through the center ofthe table and through the center of the seat, so asto providefanm magedspaee; andthereafter may be additionally moved laterally orpivote'd'angularlyto said axis ofii'rst movement, this; second movementproviding an enlarged spacein' the direction wherefrom'a person mayenter or turbin'g'other oocupantsoi the seat, or without disturbing.articles supported on. the table, Such as would beoccasioned'by'movement of the table standard and top simultaneously. f

Other objects relate to" the economies of con struction and the detailsand'arrang'ement oi; parts, and particularly the means whereb'y'thetable top may be returned in a'continuous guided movement from itsextended position as. aforesaid to its normal centeredpositional-id as.more particularly set forth in the followingspecifica f tion anddrawings wherein:

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the other Fig. 1 is a, sectional view of my novel table top taken on theline l-i ofiFig. 2, shown its normal position and straight slidablyextended position in dotted lines. I Fig. 2,15'3 side elevational viewwith parts in section of my novel table. I v

Fig. 3 is' a view similar toFigr 2 showingemy novel'table top in"pivotally' extended position, and its normal position in dotted. lines.j

Fig. 4, is a section on the line' 4 of Fig. 2.,

' Fig 51s a fragmentary view partly iii-section on'thefline 5'--5 ofFig, 2; and Fig. 1.

Referring to the; drawings, it elongated semi-,circular'or arcuate seator bench having asimilarl'y cates a' circular or disk-like table top.Itwillbe understood, however, "that" the seat was illustrated isppurelydiagrammatic and may be, of longer or'shorter arc, and that the tabletop i2 is not of necessity circular. Thus, .forexample,

a plurality ofrectangularor substantially reotangul'arly toppedtablesmay' be. positioned close to each other with but little endwiseclearanceadjacent to a s ngle elongated seat whichfxnay be straight forcurved. to a more or less degree on;

a large radius, such as is common in many places affording entertainmentin combination with restaurant facilities, that rectangular tables maybe used with, straight seats in small apartments or trailers and thelike places, and other intermediate shapes of'tables and seats maylikewise be usecl, and it willthe're iore be understood that thelform ofcircular table top and arcuate elongated seat shown in the drawings andhereinafter describedis solely for the purpose of illustration {and notby way oflimitation. d a v' u 1 v v My novel slidable andpivotal tabletopand its leave without dis;

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' prising a to the under side of said in said guideway on a relativelystationary standard be axially securedto extending axially of saidplate, an abutment and the root thereof for limiting said pivotalmovement by abutment against shoulders extending movement thereof withrespect to'a standard or the like supporting means therefor, said meanscomprising a mounting plate, an axially positioned keeper pin thereon, aslotted guideway member having a mouth: opening adjacent said keeperpin, and a complementary slotted slideway tongue secured to said tabletop and slid ably and pivotally engaged to said keeper pin for slidablemovement within said guideway and for pivotal movement exteriorlythereof in a clockwiseand counter-clockwise direction about saidkeeperpin as a pivot, the said tongue bei'ng provided with laterallyextending rocker arms at the root thereof for limiting said pivotalmovement by abutment against shoulders extending from said guideway, theterminus of said tongue and the mouth of said guideway being constructedfrom its extended limits to its normally centered position in a guidedcontinu- 4. A table having a standard and a top in slidableand pivotalengagement therewith and commounting plate secured over said standard, akeeper pin extending axially of said plate, an abutment and table topcentering and supporting slotted guideway member formed with a mouthopening from one side thereof and secured to said mounting plate in amanner whereby the said keeper pin extends medially of and adjacent tothe mouth of said slot, and a com plementary slotted tongue slidable inway having laterally extending arms table top, the said keeper pinextending within said slot andretaining said tongue inslidable'engagement withp and in pivotal engagement exteriorly thereof,the said mounting plate, and the said tongue and arms thereof beingconstructed and arranged whereby pivotal movement in a' clockwise andcounter-clockwise direction is limited by abutment of said laterallyextending arms against said guideway member.

5. A circular tabletop adapted to be positioned support therefor inoperative position adjacent 1 a relatively fixed seatand having meansfor per-' mitting said table top to be moved successively away fromsaid'seat on an axis extending through a manner whereby the table saidguideand secured or the likethe center of said table and said adjacentseat and thereafter at an angle to said axis, said means comprising amounting plate adapted to said support, a keeper pin of and adjacent tothe mouthv tending arms supporting means pivotally retained by angularincreased slidable in said guideway having laterally exand secured tothe underside of said table top, the said keeper pin vextending withinsaid slot able engagement within said guideway and in pivotal engagementexteriorly thereof, the said mounting plate, and the said tongue andarms I 7 thereof being constructed and arranged whereby pivotal movementin a clockwise and counterclockwise direction is limited by abutment ofsaid laterally extending arms against said guideway member.

6. A table top adapted for relative movement thereof with respect to astandard or the like therefor whereby said table top may be successivelyshifted in a straight line and then laterally at an angle to said firstdirec tion of movement, comprising a mounting surface for said'topadapted to be fixedly secured to said standard, an axially positionedkeeper pin on said mounting surface, guideway means on said mountingsurface extending radially from said keeper pin,and a complementaryslotted slideway tongue secured to said top and slidably and said keeperpin forslidable movement within said guideway means and pivoted movementoutwardly thereof. v

7. A table having a standard and a top in relative movable engagementtherewith whereby said top may be successivelyshifted from its nor-' malposition with respect to said standard in a straight line and thereafterlaterally and 'angu- I larly about the normal axis of the standard, andcomprising a mounting surface for said top fixedly secured to saidstandard, an axially positioned and slidably and pivotally retained bysaid keeper pin for slidable movement within said guideway means andpivoted movement outwardly thereof. I n

8. A table having a circular top adapted to be positioned adjacent aseat of generally arcuate contour, said table comprising a top, astandard, a mounting surface for said top secured to said standard, anaxially positioned keeper pin on said mounting surface, guideway'meansonsaid mounting surface extending radially of said keeper pin, acomplementary slotted slideway tongue secured to said. table top andslidably and pivotally engaged to said keeper pin for slidable movementwithin said guideway means and eccentric limited pivotal movement Ioutwardly thereof, whereby said table top may be first shiftedradiallyin a direction away from said seat to uniformly increase thespacing therebetween, and then pivotally about the normal axis of thetable top on its supporting standard to said seat.

' GUSTAVE HARDER BINZ.

and retaining said tongue in slidprovidean spacing between said top and

